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Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Campylobacter spp. in Retail Chicken, Western Canada

During 2005–2010, the Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance identified increased prevalence of ciprofloxacin (a fluororquinolone) resistance among Campylobacter isolates from retail chicken in British Columbia (4%–17%) and Saskatchewan (6%–11%), Canada. Fluoroquinolon...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Agunos, Agnes, Léger, David, Avery, Brent P., Parmley, E. Jane, Deckert, Anne, Carson, Carolee A., Dutil, Lucie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23764141
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1907.111417
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Sumario:During 2005–2010, the Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance identified increased prevalence of ciprofloxacin (a fluororquinolone) resistance among Campylobacter isolates from retail chicken in British Columbia (4%–17%) and Saskatchewan (6%–11%), Canada. Fluoroquinolones are critically important to human medicine and are not labeled for use in poultry in Canada.